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“The first I knew of it was when the police were everywhere in sleepy old Royston.

"I walked out to get lunch and this burly policeman came running towards us and saying to get everyone out of the offices right now.

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“We knocked on the doors of offices and got everyone out. You don’t expect something like this to happen. We went behind the cordon until the police found out the severity of what was happening.

"The police dealt with it very well. We’ve been told the bomb squad have to put some sort of liquid over the bombs for two hours before they can move them so it looks like we won’t be getting back in the office for a while.”

Hertfordshire police are at the scene and have called in bomb disposal experts and evacuated homes.

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A force spokeswoman said: “At 12.51pm today (Wednesday, June 7) police were called to an address in Kneesworth Street, Royston, following reports of two suspected unexploded WW2 shells having been found by workmen in a garden.

“Specialist police officers are at the scene and the Explosives Ordnance Disposal (EOD) are due to arrive shortly to identify and safely remove the objects.

“A number of nearby homes have been evacuated and a police cordon is currently in place to ensure the safety of the people living nearby. Road closures are in place on Kneesworth Street at the junctions with Melbourn Street and Mill Road.”